Beneficial pre-ECT ketamine infusion in a patient with treatment-resistant depression

Psychosomatics. 2014 Jul-Aug;55(4):396-399. doi: 10.1016/j.psym.2013.12.002. Epub 2013 Dec 4.

Authors

Ryan Sultan¹, Patricio Riva-Posse¹, Steven J Garlow¹, Ann C Schwartz²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: aschwa2@emory.edu.

PMID: 24735865
DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2013.12.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antidepressive Agents / administration & dosage
Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use*
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant / therapy*
Electroconvulsive Therapy / methods*
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Ketamine / administration & dosage
Ketamine / therapeutic use*
Male
Middle Aged
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales

Substances

Antidepressive Agents
Ketamine